WORSHIP AND MINISTRY AND LIBRARY COMMITTEES

About W & M

Worship and Ministry Committee (W&M) serves to enrich and nurture the spiritual life of the Meeting through spirit-led listening, discernment and response to the current and changing needs of the community and those who worship with us.

W&M has variety of roles, including:

Hosting our First Day Meeting for Worship;
Coordinating with Adult Education Committee on programming for the 9 AM meeting on Sundays;
Making arrangements for Memorial Meetings and Meetings on the occasion of Marriage;
Upholding and supporting the Presiding Clerk;
Discerning requests for Sufferings funds and
Providing for the Meeting Library and Library Committee, which falls under the protection of W & M. (Scroll down for further library information.)

Current W & M committee members are: Henry Selters (co-clerk), Lynn Huxtable (co-clerk), Tara McKenzie & Judy Hall.

W & M meets monthly and all are welcome to attend.

Meetings are held monthly on the 3rd Wednesday from 6-8 PM with zoom links sent out on the preceding Friday on the list serv.

Western Friends: Time to begin or renew our subscription!

In November each year we need to renew our annual AMM group subscriptions to WESTERN FRIEND magazine.

The annual subscription rate has increased slightly to $32 for our large group of 25 subscribers. Note that WF has only one employee (the Editor Mary Klein) and all the rest are volunteers to help keep costs down. Those wanting only pdf copies instead of print pay only $26.
Fred Koster handed out stamped self-addressed envelopes at the Meetinghouse Monthly Meeting on Nov 6, so individuals can mail him their checks (please before Thanksgiving, so Mary can estimate the need for printing. BTW, each Meeting sends one check so subscribers don’t overwhelm Mary K. with over a thousand individual checks.

If you would like to start a subscription or have any questions about WF, please contact Fred Koster at freddiana706@gmail.com. Thanks so much for your interest in WF, the communication hub of Quakers in the West. Note that WF invites all readers and subscribers to be authors of stories, poetry and other forms of Quaker articulation that describes our faith and actions.

Scholarship Opportunities To Support Your Spiritual Journey

Worship & Ministry publishes scholarship form for 2022

Anyone interested in receiving financial assistance to pursue opportunities related to your spiritual journey may apply for a scholarship through Worship & Ministry. Examples might include attendance at FGC Gathering, MTN Friends Camp, or something else. Click on the link in the section immediately below to access the application form. Once completed, you may email it to: Taramckenzie@zoho.com or contact Tara as to how to send it by surface mail if you prefer.

W & M OFFERS FRIENDLY CIRCLES DURING COVID-19

Let the Friendly Circles Begin!

Worship and Ministry is offering "Friendly Circles" -- small groups of Albuquerque Friends (and friends of Friends) to gather for spiritual and social support in ways that are mutually acceptable to the group. Sign up and indicate whether you prefer to meet by zoom, conference call or in-person (following agreed-upon protocols).

Groups of about 5 are randomly assigned within the preferences indicated.

We encourage all Friends to use this opportunity to sustain our sense of community and connection during this prolonged time of separation.

W&M thanks Carol Merrill for carrying much of the inspiration and work of this new offering.
Sign up by September 20 using this link: https://forms.gle/b5DVMa1o6yci53c17.

Library Committee

AMM Library

The Albuquerque Monthly Meeting library operates under the umbrella of the Worship and Ministry committee.

Our library is a rich resource for books, pamphlets and magazines on Quaker topics, as well as on other religious traditions and peace and social concerns.

The library collection includes easily 1,000 volumes, many of which are early editions of classic Quaker texts. (Archival books are stored in the locked AMM office, but may be checked out by accessing the key from the librarian or Meeting Clerk.) In addition, there are hundreds of current texts, cataloged mostly in the Dewey decimal system, with a small section cataloged in the Library of Congress system. A card catalog provides easy access to searches based on author, topic, or title.

Special sections are dedicated to biographies, children’s books, whiteness study, and sanctuary. Additionally, the library contains many CD’s and VHS tapes of interest to seekers.

Items may be checked out and returned on the honor system – so if you have books that you checked out more than a month ago, please kindly return them!

AMM also subscribes to both Friends’Journal and Western Friend, and provides current editions of these magazines for use in the library (please do not remove so that others may enjoy!)

The library committee is small, overseen by long-time librarian, Sarah Malone, who learned to catalog books as a volunteer. Others interested in learning to catalog through our online service or to help maintain the library are always welcome. Occasional library work days give everyone an opportunity to participate in updating our incredible library!

Questions? Contact Sarah Malone at: sarahmalone1949@gmail.com

ACCESSING BOOKS DURING COVID-19 AND BOOKS OF SPECIAL INTERES

Checking Out and Returning Library Materials

Materials are checked out on the honor system. If you have retained materials for more than a month, please kindly return them. Materials from our Special Collections (Whiteness Studies and Sanctuary) may be checked out for two weeks at a time.

During COVID-19 shutdown, the librarian will make special arrangements to check out and return books. Contact her at: info@abqfriends.org - subject: Book Request

Anti-Racism Books/Resources - from Friends Journal

While AMM has a very decent number of current materials on whiteness, racism, and anti-racism, Friends Journal published a list of top selections on these topics. The following link takes you to that listing, courtesy of Friends Journal.

https://www.friendsjournal.org/quaker-antiracist-reading-list/

ALBUQUERQUE FRIENDS MEETING

religious society of friends (quakers)